Lone Wolf

I think we all knew that when Elias was brought out of his room, he wasn't going to go back in alive. Benjamin Franklin said, "Three people can keep a secret if two them are dead." We have three people who know that Sam is a serial killer, and given that Sam's mom seems to be ineffective I think Alan's only chance of survival may be to take Ben's advice. I really like Carell in this - he seems to hit it out of the park in everything I've seen him in, comedy or otherwise. I remember when he was a "correspondent" on The Daily Show and it's interesting to see how far his star's risen.

To go full Barkin they'd have had to make with the Botox and lip injections. I used to get a lot of snark-mileage out of how frozen her face was and how she could barely wrap those fish labia around the mouth of a beer bottle.

I make up my own loose ends. Deran finds an overdosed Renn, he then takes her money and the baby, just like Smurf took a teen-age J, and flies to whatever country Adrian is in, and forms a new family. I had exactly the same thought as @Arachne, but I chalked it up to Deran just saying something to make Craig feel better. That said, maybe in that moment he meant it, but I think realistically it might not be as simple as he made it sound. I thought that when he was able to randomly splash it from one end of the house to another without it running out; forget about how quickly and ferociously the house went up. This is a good point. I think the writers felt the need to move her along the path of evolving into the Smurf that we saw in the first seasons. I noticed that she started cleaning up (clothes and makeup) pretty much from the time that they moved into that house, and short of cutting her hair there wasn't much left to complete her metamorphosis. Not for nothin', but when Young Pope took the sandwich in to Julia he didn't bring her anything to drink. I realize she was in the depths of withdraw or whatever but what was she supposed to do, slurp water out of the bathroom faucet? Not gonna miss this show at all. As I've said, it was fun to snark on but I didn't really like any of the characters.

I was amused at the way Smurf's epitaph was phrased (Smurf, Beloved Mother). So in addition to being a beloved mother she was a Smurf...I guess Janine "Smurf" Cody would have made too much sense. Julia should have taken the money Baz was offering her and gotten off the street for at least a night or two. Found an off-the-books job waiting tables (or even a legit one) till she met a guy to take care of her. She could have gotten by. Even the guy with the heroin wasn't really pushing anything but pizza - she probably could have crashed at his place for at least a while. Glad Pope had his first-year residency surgical skills to fall back on (no way is that going to get infected). I just assumed he was going to put the chip up his butt. Prison mentality, don'tcha know.

That was what I understood was going on. Between that and Deran telling Billy that he was thinking about going to Indonesia, it sounds like we have the wrap up on the future of those two characters (assuming they're still alive when the series ends). It would likely benefit me to give this show a rewatch from Season 1 because there's probably a lot of plot twists and character connections that I either never picked up on or have forgotten, but I've been pretty much hate-watching since the second or third season and I really don't care enough to invest any more time in it. It's fun to snark on, but I have zero investment in any of the characters - it took a rewatch of Peaky Blinders for me to even realize that the actor who plays J is on that as well.

A poster on a forum that I follow observed that on a Monopoly board "Water Works" is the last Utility before "Go To Jail". Also, apparently Odenkirk liked someone's comment that Saul should be made an example of. Just sayin'...

Pretty sure I saw his name in the affadavit. Not a lot to add (this forum is like This Is Us was - if you don't get your licks in the night the show airs, everyone else says what you were going to say). That said, I think Jeff freaked out under the pressure and had an accident (vs. crashing intentionally), it's jarring that Jesse has aged so much (but I guess there's nothing to be done about it), and Saul is either going to be arrested or die next week (it'll be a shame regardless, but in Gilligan's world the antihero gets what's coming to him). And FTR, I'm a Miracle "Hwip" guy because for as infrequently as I make anything requiring mayo, who needs the extra fat and calories. And to anyone marveling that this is a subtopic of discussion, you should have seen the tangents we wandered off on in The Middle forum.

I think that's pretty much a given. I've read something to that effect in reviews about the show, and I recall one of the guys alluding to it when they were arguing amongst themselves about her. She's manipulative, and she learned early on to use sex as a means of controlling men. If I liked her I'd be sympathetic because that kind of thinking is indicative of a cycle of abuse that's being passed along, but the entire family is such dirtbags that it's hard to have much empathy for any of them.

I think Pope has a long game. I saw the series finale coming up the PCH as soon as someone mentioned breaking him out. Don't see how they can do that if he doesn't cooperate. I think it was actually $800, but your point still stands. The Codys magically develop trades skills and are able to acquire the necessary specialized tools to pull any job, but Deran doesn't know how to change a lock. I was amused that when Young Pope was in the pool with his little brothers climbing all over him he still looked miserable. Kid's so psycho he literally isn't capable of having fun. He probably had a scowl on his face the entire time he was losing his virginity with Smurf's paid surrogate.

BCS needs a female character lead and it's Kim. That's pretty much my opinion of her - I'm neutral, although I like most of the other characters more. It seems like many of these "prestige" shows have female leads that people love to hate - Carmella Soprano, Betty Draper, Skylar White, Kim Wexler, Carol Brady (okay, maybe not her...), which speaks to how good the actresses are and how strong the characters are. And hate-watching is still watching as far as TPTB are concerned. Gilligan hasn't let me down yet. As long as he remained involved I'd check out a Kim spinoff.

Jumping over that shark...on water skis....in a bathing suit and motorcycle jacket... I truly think this is an inside joke - from everything I've ever read or heard about him, Winkler is known to everyone in the industry as being the sweetest guy in show business.

To the point that he temporarily went blind, IIRC. You forgot about Kevin's Emmy for Best Comedy, which he'll get after the final season of The Manny reboot, and his Tony - he'll get bored breaking box office records and return to his first love, The Stage, where he'll receive accolades for his portrayal of Bruce Banner in "Hulk: The Musical". I think it's pre-ordained that Randall will be POTUS. I thought that as soon as he ran for Senator. It'll be a tight race, but in a desperate move that completely backfires, his opponent, Mike Prince from Billions, releases the tape of Randall dancing as he strips down to change clothes for a run and he wins by a landslide. Came here to say exactly that. My favorite part of this ep - they each nailed it.

I liked the fact that it brought up the rear; just when I thought we'd seen them all, it came running up. I thought that it was just a sight gag, but since it followed Gene home I guess it's going to be his (or his grandkids') now. I'm going to assume that he really did, but I wondered if (since we didn't actually see it happen), he had spun so far out that he was just telling Sally and Gene that because he wanted it so badly. And apparently listening to a Don Henley interview on the radio. "Who?" You!" "Me?" Also, "The Man Show Did Not Age Well". Can't argue with that.

St. Jack? You kiddin' me? He'd have probably laid hands on her and cured her. Seriously, though..it was a sweet, sad episode and I enjoyed it. Emotion elicited, Show, mission accomplished. It was nice to get Miquel's backstory after all this time during which the other characters' were unfolding as we watched, and I think that the fact that it came so late in the series made it that much more meaningful. That said, I wouldn't be someone who watches television without pity (kudos to anyone who gets that reference) if I didn't note that Kevin didn't simply deliver the message to Andy that Miguel had limited time left - he gave it a Pearson Preamble©™ before he got to the point.

Octopi are probably my favorite sea creature, and as much as I wanted to so I really enjoyed that storyline and thought the show did a good, albeit unrealistic, job with it. Had to check in here before I watched though, just to be sure that they didn't follow MOT too closely. Snowball's demise I was able to handle; Molly would have been a real bummer.

That explains the extended singing sequence in Robin Thicke's dressing room. I realize the character's always had a music thing, but I couldn't understand why he got to sing as long as he did. Speaking of which, those Thicke genes are strong. RT is the spittin' image (as Phil would say) of Alan Thicke wearing a bad wig. He even sounds like him. Never watched Welcome To Flatch, and based on this have no desire to. No way would any commercial lease allow for a 40% increase in rent. That's such an unreasonable bump that a Landlord wouldn't even consider it. Residential has more leeway, but any residential Landlord who asked for that much would lose their tenant. But then, we wouldn't have a plot point. For me the show's been going downhill since they made cats part of the background and less of a storyline. Cats were the one thing that distinguished this version from the British version. More cats!

Adlon was 10 years old when that movie came out. I guess it's a horror classic, but I wouldn't have guessed that was the takeaway line. Nice call back, though. I took that to mean getting high. Bones = doobies/joints That bothered me more than anything. Even a flaky group like them should have been at least responsible enough to know whether it was a salt water or fresh water fish, if nothing else. Releasing into a public lake though; that was one step above flushing it down the toilet. Their hearts were in the right place. I guess. I liked all the curtain calls during the last song. During the celestial light show zoom out I was half expecting to see the El Camino taking off into the sky like Danny and Sandy's car at the end of Grease, to reference another movie from the 70's (God, I'm old). Otherwise, I thought the rest of the ep was pretty standard for this show. Adios and Many Future Viewers, Better Things - it was a fun watch but I'm not gonna miss it.

I have to question the likelihood of a dry cleaner letting a total stranger choose something off the "abandoned" rack and finding a garment not only the right size but also perfectly appropriate for the occasion. Factor in the garment being incredibly flattering to your hair color, skin tone, and body type and coordinating with your footwear...you'd better skip the party and head for a casino - you're beyond lucky. I have even more skepticism about going into someone's hotel room, getting helped out of your dress, changing into your jammies, and then forgetting to take your dress when you leave. No doubt Kevin tucked Arielle's poem into his wallet, right alongside that Valentine he's been carrying around for 32 years. Why would Kevin and Sophie have their big Boy Gets Girl Back moment in the middle of a room full of people (other than so that the other guests can give them the applause that we viewers weren't able to)? Gotta think that IRL, if the conversation started getting that serious they'd have maybe gone somewhere with a bit more privacy. Kevin c-blocked himself when he started Pearson-ing Off about the scent of Sophie's hair. Should have just stayed in the moment, but it all worked out thanks to Rebecca's advice, even if said advice came from a slightly addled place. Ain't love grand. My GF said, and I quote, "Not to be cruel, but I don't think Kate would be comfortable in that car." She's so diplomatic.

Sam'll pack up Max's stuff and ship it over along with whatever Phil wants. Phil's house will probably sit unoccupied, although if Sam was savvy she'd rent it out. Me neither, although I remember one season Sam went on a "mad tear" (3 or 4 dates), and I wondered if maybe he was one of the guys, and his wife knew about it and was reacting accordingly. I knew as soon as they started the walkaround montage that they were going to recreate the Abbey Road cover. So cliche'. One of them should have been barefoot so it could have been completely unoriginal. The grainy, jerky, cuts to Duke's camera footage were annoying, but that's probably just me being a cranky Old Fart. Might not be quite the same thing, but I've had a pair of my father's Marine Corps boots since he passed. I don't wear them often, but if the opportunity presents itself... I've been watching since the first season and I've liked Adlon since her Lucky Louie days, but I feel like the show's run its course. If this wasn't the final season I'd still watch, but I'm not going to miss it when it's gone.

My GF's husband cheated on her with his secretary (can you BE any more cliche?), married her, had a couple kids with her in addition to the two he had with my GF, and they're still married. Although not without some significant bumps in the road from what we've heard. Meanwhile, my GF and I have been together for 17 years and lived together for 14, including moving from one state to another and both names on the mortgage for our house. Never had kids and realize they crave stability, but I have a hard time believing that 6-year olds would have gotten that upset over a haircut. They did need a talkin-to about not making fun of Mom, however. And of course, Saint Jack handled Rebecca perfectly. Her manicure guy calls my GF White Tip Girl because she always gets a French manicure. I guess that's not as bad as Pound of Ham, huh? I had no idea where that came from until my GF explained it to me, and she has the same zealous opinion about TPB. We've got it on our To Do list. I got a chuckle out of the officiant "accidentally" reading Phillip's vows. Also, I noticed that Blind Jack was a bit on the chunky side. Not saying that to be mean, but because the topics of his genetics and what his relationship with food was going to be were discussion points after the Thanksgiving episode. Obviously he'll outgrow it.

There was probably all kinds of things going through her mind - the grandchild she could have had, sad that Max didn't confide in her, thinking of how it could have gone wrong; the list goes on. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but it wasn't exactly a trip to the dentist. I just chalked it up to her being impaired and not feeling like she was expressing herself well. Emotions can run high when you're drunk/stoned/whatever she was. She might have been feeling guilty about how badly she treats Sam and she was obviously second-guessing if not regretting her decision. All intensified. He definitely has it together more than Sam's kids (at least more than Max and Duke), and for exactly that reason. I don't know what's going on with Duke, but like @possibilities said, she's definitely in trouble. Every episode this season I think of the early seasons and think, "Wow, she used to be the good one." I didn't catch which doggo was on the bed with her, but it was probably stoned out of its little canine brain, locked in that hotbox of a room. I think Adlon's taking a page from Curb. I could see LD shopping like that, although not quite as OTT. I think there's been a cooking sequence in every episode this season. Raising kids is tough, and they don't come with instruction manuals. l decided long ago that it wasn't for me, and when I see shows like this (even factoring in that it's one more Hollywood version of parenting), I feel like I made the right decision.

This. The director has the vision for the project and the actors are there to execute it. They might offer suggestions about their characters, but ultimately it's the director's decision on what they do with them. There's a reason when an actor's talking about a movie they're going to be in, they'll say "I'll be working for so-and-so." I heard Julia Roberts say that in an acceptance speech at some awards show. Episode 6: San Francisco The kid actor reminded me of Sophia Maria, the character on the sitcom that Larry David was shooting in the most recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I can't believe that Sam's kids are so spoiled/oblivious/whatever that no one bothered to pick up dogshit. In the house. That's just nasty. Semi-related: poor little 3-legged Chewy freaks me out a little bit. God bless him, though. I'm glad he has a good home. Episode 5: The World Is So Mean Now I was totally Team Sam on the photo album. Forcing her to remember a period of her life that she didn't want to and then arguing with her about it was selfish, not cool, and very typical of Phil and those kids. I'm glad that for once Sam stood up for herself. Also liked it when the feng shui guy said that the place on the staircase where the gnome was was a touchpoint and needed a statue of a person. They started taking him seriously, then. Side note, I didn't realize it had just been sitting there when it fell; I thought it was part of the newel post. IRL it wouldn't have lasted a week with all the head rubbing they were giving it.

In which case the question becomes, who said "Don't let me keep you" first? Turned out they both did.

I thought something similar - I had a joke that Chuck would have made better use of his time at that resort if he had rewritten a Coca-Cola jingle, but I couldn't quite get it off the ground.

What a coincidence that there happened to be some barely age appropriate, attractive women who just happened to be DTF at the same dinner as Chuck and the boys (including the guy who killed Joan Rivers, apparently). And Horny Goat Senior nabs the youngest one. Gross. Speaking of gross, I'm surprised that they didn't at least change the pillow, if not the all bedding, in the Total Immersion Chamber after each user. I wouldn't want to be putting my head where someone's had been moments before. Same here. She had enough class to use a glass with the ice luge. , while Sad Sack Tuk screws it up and enjoys a nice vodka facial. I saw that one coming (see what I did there?)